U.S. Route 85
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| U.S. Route 85 | |||||
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| Length: | 1,479<ref name="droz">Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).</ref> mi (2,380 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | 1926<ref name="droz"/> | ||||
| South end: | El Paso, TX at Mexican Border | ||||
| Major junctions: | Image:I-40.svg I-40 at Albuquerque, NM Image:I-70.svg Image:I-76.svg I-70/I-76 at Denver, CO | ||||
| North end: | Image:Saskatchewan Highway 35.svg SK 35 at Canadian Border at Fortuna, ND | ||||
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U.S. Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles (2,380 km) from the Canadian border in North Dakota to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas.
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[edit] Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Fortuna, North Dakota at the Canadian border, where it connects to Saskatchewan Highway 35. Its southern terminus is El Paso, Texas, at the Mexico border.
[edit] States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
[edit] Notable cities on the route
- Williston, North Dakota
- Belle Fourche, South Dakota
- Spearfish, South Dakota
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Greeley, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- El Paso, Texas
[edit] Notable intersections along this route
- U.S. Highway 2 north of Williston, North Dakota
- Interstate 94 exit 42 at Belfield, North Dakota
- U.S. Highway 12 in Bowman, North Dakota
- U.S. Highway 212 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota
- Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 14 in Spearfish exit 10
- U.S. Highway 385 in Deadwood, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 14 in Deadwood, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 16 in Newcastle, Wyoming
- U.S. Highway 18 west of Edgemont, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 20 in Lusk, Wyoming
- U.S. Highway 26 in Lingle, Wyoming
- U.S. Highway 87 north of Cheyenne, Wyoming
- U.S. Highway 30 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Interstate 80 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- U.S. Highway 34 in Greeley, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 6 and Interstate 76 north of Denver, Colorado (they are paired with U.S. 85)
- U.S. Highway 36 and Interstate 270 north of Denver, Colorado (paired together)
- Interstate 70 in Denver, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 40 in Denver, Colorado
- Interstate 25 south of downtown Denver, Colorado (intersects with I-25/US-87)
- U.S. Highway 285 in Englewood, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 50 in Pueblo, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 160 near Walensburg, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 350 in Trinidad, Colorado
- U.S. Highway 64 in Raton, New Mexico
- Interstate 40 in Albuqurerque, New Mexico
- Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 70 in Las Cruces, New Mexico
- U.S. Highway 62 in El Paso, Texas
[edit] Related U.S. routes
[edit] References
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